Rahman Bilici Explained

Rahman Bilici
Nationality:Turkish
Birth Date:28 October 1989
Birth Place:Aşkale, Erzurum Province, Turkey
Height:1.6m (05.2feet)
Weight:63kg (139lb)
Sport:Sport wrestling
Event:Greco-Romen
Club:ASKI, Ankara
Turnedpro:2007
Coach:Mehmet Akif Pirim
Show-Medals:yes

Rahman Bilici (pronounced as /tr/; born October 28, 1989) is a Turkish sport wrestler in the 60 kg division of the Greco-Roman style.[1] The 1.6m (05.2feet) tall athlete is a member of ASKI Sports Club in Ankara, where he is coached by Mehmet Akif Pirim.[2]

He was born in Aşkale, Erzurum Province. He began wrestling in the Erzurum Telekom Sports Club, and was admitted in 2000 to the Wrestling Training Center in Yozgat. The successful athlete transferred later to Kayseri Şekerspor. After the closure of the club, he continued to train at the Pansu Sports Club in Kayseri.[1]

Rahman Bilici is the winner of several medals in cadet and junior class at European and World level. He won the gold medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in 2007 held in Beijing, China and in 2008 Istanbul, Turkey.[3] [4] He became the silver medalist at the 2009 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Ankara.[5]

He participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he reached the third round.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bilici, memleketinde krallar gibi karşılandı . Zaman Spor . 2008-08-03 . Turkish . 2012-05-05 .
  2. Web site: Bilici, Rahman . Foeldaek-Professional Sports Equipment . 2012-05-05 .
  3. Web site: Turk Rahman Bilici captures 60kg gold . 2007 'GoodLuck Beijing' Junior World Wrestling Championships . 2012-05-05 .
  4. Web site: 60 Kg Rahman Bilici Dünya Şampiyonu . Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu . Turkish. 2012-05-05 .
  5. News: Rahman Bilici Şampiyonluğu Kaçırdı! . İl Gazetesi . 2009-08-06 . Turkish . 2012-05-05 .
  6. Web site: Rahman Bilici Olimpiyat Vizesi aldı . Türkiye Güreş federasyonu . Turkish . 2012-05-05 .
  7. Web site: Greco-Roman 60 kg results - Wrestling - London 2012 Olympics. www.olympic.org. 2015-09-08.